After I had spent a week with my English family, I slowly began to understand their English a little better．It's very different from what I learned at school! Students in my group are from different cities of Britain and their dialects(方言)are different too! Some of their accents(口音)are quite strong and they also have their own words and expressions．
But it's not the language that's different and surprising．Before I came to England I had thought that fish and chips were eaten every day．That's quite wrong! I get rather mad now when I hear all the foolish words about typical(典型的)English food．
I had expected to see “London fog”．Do you remember our texts about it? We had no idea that most of this ‘thick fog' disappeared many years ago when people stopped using coal in their homes．But the idea to speak about the weather was very helpful．The weather in London is really changeable．
On the other hand habits are different．People tell me what is typically British here in London is not always typical in Wales or Scotland．Local habits and traditions are not the same as what we knew．
But what is ordinary for all British is that they follow traditions．Probably Britain has more living signs of its past than many other countries．And people have always been proud of having ancient buildings in capitals, big cities and the countryside．
I will tell you more about Britain in my other letters．
Love from Britain,
Pete
(1)
What does Pete feel about the English language?
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A．
At first it was difficult for him to understand people．
B．
He can understand different dialects and accents．
C．
He can speak English better than others．
D．
People can't understand his English．
(2)
Typical English food ________．
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A．
makes people mad
B．
can't be seen now
C．
is always fish and chips
D．
is not what he knew
(3)
The British people like to talk about weather because ________．
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A．
there is thick fog in London
B．
they like the weather in Britain
C．
the weather changes a lot
D．
it can be helpful
(4)
What do you know about habits in Britain from the passage?
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A．
They are not the same in different parts of Britain．
B．
Habits in Wales and Scotland are typically British．
C．
There are no typical British habits in Britain．
D．
All that is typically British is in London．
(5)
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．
What he's seen is quite different from what he'd learned
The Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students are holding a charity show at the school hall of Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, Sunny Street, Sunshine Town．
Date：29 April
Time：7∶30 p．m．－9∶00 p．m．
We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school．
Ticket price：＄20
Donations are welcome．
Programme：
7∶30 p．m．Introduction
7∶40 p．m．Songs
8∶00 p．m．Break
8∶15 p．m．Speech
8∶30 p．m．Drama
9∶00 p．m．End of the show
Project Hope is an organization that raises money to build schools and buy books for poor students．
We would like to thank the following for their help and support：
? The teachers at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School
Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! It marks the date that the
Convention(公约)on Wetlands was signed(签署)in1971．This special day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year．
The celebration is a call for action．It is a way to show people how important and
useful the wetlands are for people．On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take part in many wetlands activities．People take trips to the local wetlands．There are talks about how important the wetlands are．People get together to clean up their local wetlandsChildren draw pictures to advertise the day．People also compete(比赛)in boat races．
The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future．Wetlands help protect nature and resources(资源)like fresh water．Already, more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water．
Many people do not know how important the wetlands are．They can understand why an elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals．It is much harder for them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are．These small animals, such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature．
All plants and animals are part of the food chain(链)．If the small wetlands animals die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat．They will also die．People need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world．If we do not protect nature today，it will be gone tomorrow．
(1)
What should you put in your diary?
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A．
Some frogs．
B．
The date of World Wetlands Day．
C．
1971
D．
Any special day．
(2)
Where do people celebrate World Wetlands Day?
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A．
All over the world．
B．
In ships
C．
At home．
D．
In their own way．
(3)
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
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A．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions．
B．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands．
C．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by listening to talks about the wetlands．
D．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather．
(4)
Why are small animals important?
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A．
They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain．
B．
They are beautiful．
C．
Bigger animals are eaten by them
D．
Without them, there may be no water．
(5)
Which of the following might be the best title of the article?
